Division of Kinesiology and Health
College of Health Sciences
Emily Elizabeth Schmitt, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
(307) 766-5286
Science Initiative Building, 3228
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Dr. Schmitt’s research aims to better understand the mechanistic underpinnings of how exercise can re-align disrupted circadian by studying a) the cellular and molecular mechanisms associated with circadian disruption in central and peripheral tissues; and b) how the misaligned molecular clock leads to disease.
EDUCATION
- Post-Doctoral T-32 Research Service Award Fellow in Toxicology, Texas A&M University (2015-2018)
- Ph.D. Exercise Physiology, Texas A&M University (2015)
- M.S. Clinical Exercise Physiology, University of North Carolina at Charlotte (2009)
- B.S. Exercise/Sport Science, Elon University (2007)
TEACHING
- KIN 3021, Physiology of Exercise
- KIN 5586: Advanced Exercise Physiology
- WWAMI, Block Lead: Cancer, Hormones, and Blood
